For A Few Dollars Less
Craft store | Loveland, OH, USA(We have closed. I’m letting two employees out when a man runs up to the doors.) Me: “I’m sorry, sir, but we’re closed.” Customer: “I’ll only be a minute.” (He comes...
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(Craft Store | Cincinnati, OH, USA)Craft Store | Cincinnati, OH, USACraft Store | Cincinnati, OH, USAMe: “How may I help you?” Customer: “I need a very fine grit sandpaper.” Me: “Here you go.”...
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Craft Store | Texas, USA(A customer and her daughter walk up to me while I’m putting up items on a shelf. Her daughter looks about 7 years old. I am well known for doing very well with young children...
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Craft Store | Minneapolis, MN, USA(I am working at an Arts and Crafts store. I am talking to a coworker when I see an older woman come up to the counter.) Me: “Hi, can I help you find something?”...
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Craft Store | Michigan, USA(I am working at the checkout when a mother in her 60s and daughter in her 40s walk up to checkout. There is a rack of magazines next to my register, including one with...
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Craft Store | New York, USA(I am working at the cutting table at a fabric store when a woman charges up to the table, bypassing others waiting in line.) Customer: “You need to cut this fabric for me...
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Craft Store | Muncie, IN, USA(I work as a picture framer in a well known craft store. Around my second week of work, a tall, tough-looking guy walks up to my counter and this occurs.) Tough Guy: “Hi,...
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Craft Store | Green Bay, WI, USA(We are located in a small strip mall. As I am checking out a customer, I see a police officer walk in and two fire trucks pull up. The officer comes up to me and ask if...
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Craft Store | Seattle, WA, USA(It is during the middle of a renovation at my work, but we have stayed open during the remodel. This makes for some bad organization and mistakes concerning where certain...
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Craft Store | Seattle, WA, USA(The craft store is in a part of town near a university. At the moment, friendship style bracelets made of embroidery floss are popular. A young customer in his first year...
View ArticleLack Of Register Does Not Register
Craft Store | Green Bay, WI, USA(We’ve been having some problems with one of our registers. It is the first one you see when entering the store, and is often assumed to be the one to use. Today, it has...
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View ArticleA Bad Frame Of Mind
Craft Store | IA, USA(I work in a frame shop for a large craft store chain. I take a phone call.) Caller: “Yes, do you have black frames?” Me: “Yes.” Caller: “How much are they?” Me: “Well, it depends...
View ArticleSpinning A Yarn About Being Sorry
Craft Store | Gaithersburg, MD, USA(A customer brings up a skein of yarn to the register. I see she is intending to use a coupon.) Me: “Ma’am, that coupon won’t work on the yarn because it is on...
View ArticleArts And Crafts Is So Rock And (Toilet) Roll
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Craft Store | WI, USA(It’s Black Friday and I have a noon shift. I have been berated and belittled by most of the customers since most of the doorbusters have been sold out.) Rude Customer: “WHY even...
View ArticleNot Really Framing A Good Argument
Craft Store | Mankato, MN USA(I work in arts and craft store’s frame shop, which is located in a very small strip mall.) Customer: “I really need something framed today. It’s urgent.” Me: “Sure! We can...
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Craft Store | Wausau, WI, USA(I’m rather short, 5’3″, a bit heavy, and have short black hair and dark eyes. My coworker is lean, tall, almost 5’10″, and has red hair and hazel eyes. The only similarity...
View ArticleCannibalism Is Child’s Play
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View ArticleRage Against The Machine, Part 3
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